Putting-green cup



G. M. VERH'Y.

PUTTING GREEN (3UP.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 9. 19H).

1,329,732.. Patented Feb. 3,1920.

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PUTTING-GBEEN' CUP.

Application filed January 9 To ail whom it may concern:

lie it known that I, Gnonen ll. Vnnrrr, a citizen of the United Eitates, residing at Middletown, Butler county, Ohio, have inrented certain new and useful Improvell'iGlltS in PuttingGreen Cups, of which the :t'ollowing is a specification.

This invention, pertaining to improvements in putting-green cups, will be readily understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which Figure l is a plan or my improved put ting-green cup;

l ig'. a r'QltlCZtl diametrical section taken in the plane of line u, on? Fig. 1.

In the drawing 1, indicates a cylindrical. metallic casing, open at top and bottom, and adapted to be placed in the turf in the usual manner:

:2, a socket for the tlagstail' disposed concentrically within the casing and extending from near the bottom oi? the casing to a point some distance below the top of the casing:

3, vertically disposed radial wings secured to the socket and to the casing and serving to position the socket within the casing and to give stiffness to both these parts:

A, an inturned flange at the lower end of the socket to serve as a rest for the lower,

end of the fiagstali" 5, an outwardly turned flange at the upper end of the socket, this upper flange serving as a seat for the ball:

6, beveled portions at the upper ends of the wings, the wings extending above the top of the socket and these beveled portions forming inward declines terminating at the ball seat:

7 the flagstaff and S, a metallic ferrule arming the lower end 01": the flagstafl' and fitting freely within the socket, and having a rounded lower end.

The structure is to be located in the turf as usual. The wings strengthen the socke and the casing and the opening at the lower end of the socket, and the openings between the wings rurnish "facility for perfect drainage. The inwardly declined portion of the upper end of the wings serves to guide the ball to the ball seat formed by the flange at the upper end of the socket. These declines also serve in guiding the rounded lower end of the fiagstafl to the socket. The casing is of such length and the wings give such sta- Specification of Lettersrl atent.

, Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

bility to the general structure that when the ilagsta'ff is in the socket, the cup is not apt to be displaced by Wind pressure upon the flag, nor is the socket itself in3ured or diswhen the fiagstalf is rested upon the ground in position behind the cup to give direction to the player.

I claim 1 A putting green cup comprising, a casing, a flagstaif socket disposed concentrically and entirely therein and having its upper end below the top of the casing, and wings disposed vertically in the space between the casing and the socket and extending vertically the length of the socket, said space being open at its top between the wings, combined substantially as set forth.

2. A putting green cup comprising, a casing, a flagstaff socket disposed concentrically and entirely therein and having its upper end below the top or the casing and having its lower end open and provided with an inturned flange, and wings disposed vertically in the space between the casing and the socket and extending vertically the length of the socket, said space being open at its top between the wings, combined substantially as set forth.

8. A putting green cup comprising, a casing, a fiagstaii socket disposed concentrically and entirely therein and having its upper end disposed below the top of the casing and provided with an outwardly projecting flange declining toward the socket, and wings disposed vertically in the space between the casing and the socket and extending vertically the length of the socket,

said space being open at its top between the wings, combined substantially as set forth.

4. A putting green cup comprising, a casing, a flagstaff socket disposed concentrically and entirely therein and having its upper end below the top of the casing, and wings disposed vertically in the space between the casing and the socket and extending vertically the length of the socket, said space being open at its top between the wings, and the upper ends of the wings being beveled downwardly and inwardly toward the socket, combined substantially as set forth.

5'. A putting green cup comprising, a casing, a fiagstafi' socket disposed concentrically and entirely therein and having its its top between the wings and the wings havupper end below the top of the casing, an ing their upper ends beveled inwa dly and 10 outwardly projecting flange disposed upon downwardly from the casing to the flange, the upper end of the socket and declining combined substantially as set forth.

toward the socket, and wings disposed Ver- GEORGE M. VE-RITY. tically in the space between the casing and Witnesses: V the socket and extending vertically the I C. W. DAVIS,

length of the socket, said space being open at V S. E. ELDRIDGE. 

